Tarpon Springs, Florida -- A patron at a convenience store stepped up in a big way to help police catch a man who attacked a fellow homeless man with the handle of an ax Wednesday afternoon.

Mark Tucker told Tarpon Springs police officers he saw James Knott come up behind Brian Kennedy with a 3-foot wooden ax handle in his hands and hit the man in the head as he sat on the edge of the sidewalk in front of the EZ Stop & Shop on S Walton Avenue. 

Pinellas County, Florida -- The numbers are alarming. Statistically, every 32 hours in Pinellas County someone dies of a drug overdose. In 2010, 280 people died of accidental drug overdoses with 249 of these deaths being due to abuse of prescription pain medication. 

A new, four-part series on Pinellas County Connection Television called "Fighting Back Against Prescription Drug Abuse" profiles the extent of the problem in Pinellas County and what local officials are doing to combat the issue through law enforcement, local ordinances and public education. 

Tarpon Springs, Florida -- Detectives have arrested a man suspected of shooting a teen during a robbery attempt Saturday night.

Investigators say they received tips 35-year-old Elvin Joel Velez Pacheco was talking about the shooting to others. In addition, a cell phone dropped during the robbery by the suspect was also connected to Pacheco.